FILE - In this file photo dated Monday Nov. 27, 2017, Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, following the announcement of their engagement. Prince Harry and his fiancee, American actress Meghan Markle, have released more details about their May 19 wedding, revealing that the event will include a carriage ride through Windsor so they can share the big day with the public. The couple will marry at noon in St George’s Chapel, the 15th-Century church on the grounds of Windsor Castle that has long been the backdrop of choice for royal occasions. Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, gave permission for use of the venue and will attend the wedding. less

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FILE- In this file photo dated Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Britain's Prince Harry, shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, as Prince Harry is working on preparations for the upcoming Invictus Games. Harry and Obama have obvious chemistry and have worked together promoting Harry’s Invictus Games competition for wounded soldiers, though some British officials fear that an invitation for Obama to attend the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, may anger current U.S. President Trump. less

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday Nov. 27, 2017, Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle pose for photographers in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, following the announcement of their engagement. Speculation is mounting over who will be invited to the May 19, 2018, royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with pundits guessing about the wedding guest list. less

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, musician Elton John addresses an audience before being presented with the 2017 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. USA. Elton is widely expected to be among the celebrity guests to the May 19, 2018, royal wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle, though the actual guest list is a closely guarded secret. less

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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau arrive at the Ninos Heroes monument in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park. Trudeau is head of a Commonwealth country, host of Prince Harry’s latest Invictus Games and leader of the nation where Markle had been living, so may warrant an invite to the May 19, 2018, royal wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle. less

FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, March 12, 2017, British singer Ed Sheeran performs during the Italian State RAI TV program "Che Tempo che Fa", in Milan, Italy. Sheeran is reported to be friends with some of the younger royals and may be asked to perform during the May 19, 2018, royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. less

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FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua after a media conference in London. Joshua, who is seeking to add two more world championships to the three he already owns, says he would be happy to interrupt his high-level training for a trip to Windsor Castle on May 19 2018, if he gets invited to the royal wedding. less

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Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry, Meghan?

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LONDON (AP) — Forget the Winter Olympics, the World Cup or the Champion's League. The real competition right now is who's going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding in May.

Everyone who is anyone in Britain is angling for an embossed royal ticket.

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who is seeking to add two more world championships to the three he already owns, says he would be happy to interrupt his high-level training for a trip to Windsor Castle on May 19. The ebullient Joshua has not been shy, tweeting a picture of himself and Harry with the question "Need a best man?"

"I'm single," the 28-year-old told the BBC, expressing an interest in seeing if the elegant, raven-haired Markle's "got any sisters."

(For the record Anthony, she has a half sister, 53-year-old Samantha Grant, a divorced mother of three who has called Markle "a social climber.")

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The actual guest list is a closely guarded secret — and details about it may not be released until the event is underway. But that hasn't stopped speculation about who's in or who's out from becoming a national parlor game and the subject of wagers in Britain's legal betting shops.

Any bride and groom run into parental interference in their guest list, whether it's adding random cousins or forgotten neighbors. Yet Harry and Markle are enduring this phenomenon at a cosmic level due to the royal expectations that come along with being a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.

At least Harry and Markle won't face the 3,500 guests that his parents, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, welcomed to their 1981 "wedding of the century" in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. They also avoided the warehouse-sized Westminster Abbey, where Harry's brother Prince William and Kate Middleton packed in 1,900 guests for a 2011 royal wedding extravaganza televised around the world.

Their wedding venue, the 15th-century St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, holds a mere 800 guests. Even so, it's going to be tough to cut that list.

The British royals' close relatives alone number over 50 — and this time Princess Eugenie gets to bring a plus-one, fiance Jack Brooksbank. Harry also won't forget non-royals like Kate's sister, Pippa Middleton, her husband James Mathews, and brother James Middleton.

William barely could squeeze in A-listers like David Beckham and TV adventure host Ben Fogle — who may return for Harry's nuptials.

Britain's governing elite — Prime Minister Theresa May, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond — would normally expect a Windsor invite. But with turmoil over Brexit roiling the ruling Conservative Party, perhaps the bride and groom should just wait until a week before the wedding, then invite whoever is still left standing.

The juiciest debate has been over invites for rival U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Harry and Obama have obvious chemistry and have worked together promoting Harry's Invictus Games competition for wounded soldiers. Some British officials, however, fear that an invite to Obama would anger Trump.

The royals could note that Obama, the U.S. president in 2011, was not invited to William's wedding. And they have a bit more leeway because Harry's wedding is not considered a state event. Markle, meanwhile, is a Hillary Clinton fan.

"We've changed our minds on this. We think Harry is in a position that he does not have to worry about the political implications of an invite," said Rupert Adams, a spokesman for the betting agency William Hill PLC. "We feel strongly that the Obamas will get an invite."

As for Trump?

"We'd be very surprised to see him on the guest list," Adams said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a trifecta of ties to the bride and groom: He's the head of a Commonwealth country, host of Harry's latest Invictus Games and leader of the nation where Markle had been living.

On the celebrity front, Elton John, who turned his song "Candle in the Wind" into an anthem for the late Princess Diana, is considered a 1-50 lock for an invite (98 percent chance) and singer James Blunt comes in at 1-4. Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran is also reportedly close to Harry's royal cousins and his U.K. tour doesn't start until a few days later.

The betting for wedding performer includes John, Sheeran, Coldplay, Joss Stone and Adele.

Yet A-listers could find themselves outnumbered by British military members and charity workers. Look for dress uniforms from both the Blues and Royals regiment and the Army Air Corps, because Harry served as a former Apache helicopter co-pilot in Afghanistan.

"You create significant bonds in a war zone," noted Adams.

Ahead of the noon wedding, Harry and Markle will have a carriage ride through Windsor so they can share their big day with the public, Kensington Palace said Monday. Charles, the father of the groom, will also host a private evening reception for close friends and family at an undisclosed location.

The friend who introduced them, Violet von Westenholz, will get a nod, along with Harry's buddies Thomas and Charlie van Straubenzee, Thomas Inskip and Arthur Landon.